Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Lady Bug and House Fly Are Buggers



Can you imagine how grose it is to see lady bugs and flies in your house? It was kind of scary to me to watch them dots on the glass window. I thought that they may get into my nose as I work. It was crazy to hear the fly buzzing....ewww. I don't think I can't stop them because the insulation upstairs is not done. Even how new the window is, there must be a hole somewhere where they are able to sneak in (of course!). I opened the whole window so they will fly out and with my surprise they were gone after 20 minutes. They really are buggers.

Monday, April 7, 2008

How Can You Tell Your Toddler Needs Your Attention?

I have a pretty active and healthy daughter. She is one year old and she is inclined to books and music. She uses her pointer finger to describe every picture she sees in her book. She would try to speak the word as she describe everything. When the music is playing she will sing,dance and clap. When she's done reading or dancing, she will walk to her toy box and go all through of them. When she's done she will start walking around the house. She will check me out, her brothers and dad. When she notice that everybody is busy, she will keep walking back and forth checking everybody until somebody notices her. It is pretty sad because she won't fuss for attention even when she needs it. She will keep herself quiet and keep walking - her manifestation when she is bored.

I get sad to see her bored. I had to pick her up and hold her. I will play music and we dance together. She would raise her hand and sing. Or I would open the window and watch the birds outside which she really loves to do.

I know every toddler is different and parents have good instinct to determine what their toddler needs. With our daughter, I am thankful that I know exactly what to do to meet her needs.

Friday, April 4, 2008

Athritis

When it is cold, I think you experience more joint aches and muscle ache. This is sad because this is something serious that hinders people to perform their job or to do anything that they would love to do.

I learned from my mother-in-law's sister that it gives her trouble to efficiently do her work when her arthritis occur. She said that it is more painful when the weather is very cold. Her fingers and feet swells and are painful. She take arthritis medication to ease the pain. It's good that the medicine she is taking works on her. However, my mother who is suffering arthritis really experience severe pain and her medication are not effective. But at least she is not here in the U.S to experience the cold weather and be miserable with her joint aches and muscle aches.

I probably won't retire here, I would love to move to a tropical place since I feel the same way to my aunt and my mom only mine is not that serious.